Renegade heading to the Arkansas Derby
At 0h03, on March 28, 2026 • By Robert Yates, Oaklawn Park
After Renegade won the Sam F. Davis Stakes Feb. 7 at Tampa Bay Downs, his Hall of Fame trainer, Todd Pletcher, quickly mapped out a plan for the colt’s next start.
Renegade was heading to the Arkansas Derby, a decision that co-owner Robert Low fully endorsed.
“We definitely did not need any convincing,” Low said with a laugh. “We love Oaklawn. It’s a great place, great venue.”
Low and wife Lawana bid for their second Arkansas Derby victory Saturday at Oaklawn with Renegade, the 3-2 program favorite for the $1.5 million Grade 1 race for 3-year-olds.
The 1 1/8-mile Arkansas Derby headlines a 14-race program that begins at 12:35 p.m. Probable post time for the Arkansas Derby, the 13th race, is 7:48 p.m. The card also includes the $200,000 Temperence Hill Stakes for older horses at 1 ½ miles and the $500,000 Oaklawn Mile (G3) for older horses.
Nine horses were entered in the Arkansas Derby, but Grade 1 winner Napoleon Solo will reportedly be scratched in favor of the Wood Memorial (G2) April 4 at Aqueduct.
The Arkansas Derby field from the rail out: Redland Rebels, Keith Asmussen to ride, 121 pounds, 15-1 on the morning line; Silent Tactic, Cristian Torres, 124, 5-2; Blackout Time, Brian Hernandez Jr., 121, 6-1; Bricklin, Jaime Torres, 121, 20-1; Taptastic, Erik Asmussen, 121, 20-1; Renegade, Irad Ortiz Jr., 124, 3-2; Exosome, Adam Beschizza, 121, 20-1; and Litmus Test, Francisco Arrieta, 124, 5-1.
